[paintbox]

>I like the pelican riding a bike test, but my standards for what’s “good” seem higher than generally expected by others.

If you train for your first marathon, is your goal to run it under 2h?

We are all looking forward to perfect results, but our standards are reasonable. We know what the results were last month, and judge the improvement velocity.

Nobody thinks that's a good SVG of a pelican riding a bike - on it's own. But it's a lot better compared to all the other LLM-generated SVGs of a pelican riding a bike.

We judge relative results - you judge absolute results. Confusion ensues.

[OtherShrezzing]

I think you’re missing the criticism I’m making. The models already have the capacity both to create hyper-real imagery, and they have mastery of the SVG medium. These two capabilities are the entire recipe a human would need to produce what I’ve described.

To use your marathon metaphor, they have the body of Kipchoge in his absolute prime, and are failing to qualify for a local fun-run.